Gastroparesis

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 Dilated stomach with decreased or absent peristalsis

TOP DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES

• Gastric outlet obstruction
• Postoperative state, stomach
• Intestinal scleroderma
• Cystic fibrosis, abdominal signs
• Gastric bezoar

PATHOLOGY

• Idiopathic: No identifiable cause in ∼ 50% of cases
• Type 1 diabetes is main identifiable cause

image Usually longstanding and poorly controlled
image Affects 40% of patients with diabetes
• Narcotic analgesics are 3rd most common cause

image Others drugs may also be implicated
• Postsurgical

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